Inaugural seminar for Professor Manouchehr Seyedi Vafaee - October 22 2026

Time and date:

Thursday, 22 October 2026 at 13:00 CEST

Venue:

“Dialogen”
University of Southern Denmark
Fioniavej 55
5230 Odense M

On the occasion of Manouchehr Seyedi Vafaee´s appointment as Professor of neuroimaging and neurobiological ageing research at the Research Unit of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark (SDU) and at the Department of Psychiatry, Odense University Hospital (OUH), the Faculty of Health Sciences, hereby invites you to attend an inaugural seminar with the following program:

13.00-13.05: Introduction and welcome

Uffe Holmskov, Vice Dean for Research and Innovation, Faculty of Health Sciences, SDU

13.05-13.45: “Neurobiology of healthy aging and Alzheimers disease"

Professor Manouchehr Seyedi Vafaee, MSc., PhD, DMSc, Neuroimaging section, Research Unit of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Research, SDU, and Department of Psychiatry, OUH

13.45-14.25: “Biomarkers for monitoring and diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease pathology”

Professor, Pedro Rosa Neto, MD., PhD., Dorothy L. & John P. Harbin Chair in Alzheimer's Disease Research, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, USA

14.25-14.35: Discussion and closing of the seminar

Rikke Leth-Larsen, Head of Department of Clinical Research, SDU

After the seminar, a reception will be held outside “Dialogen”. The Faculty of Health Sciences would like to invite all interested persons to attend the seminar and the following reception.

If you wish to participate, we kindly ask you to register here no later than 20 October 2026.

For further information or question, please contact trine.skaaning.frederiksen@rsyd.dk

Best regards,

Uffe Holmskov
Vice Dean of Research and Innovation
Faculty of Health Sciences